by Jade House | Apr 19, 2017 | Expat Life, Popular, Vietnam
Expat life in Hanoi, at its worst… The sky hangs heavy, drooping to touch the tips of lonely towers. A jacket, a waterproof, a mask, a helmet, visor down, and still the air gets in. Dreaming of a home where no one would usually rather be for the weather…...
by Jade House | Mar 15, 2017 | Popular, Vietnam, Vietnam Motorbike Trips
Living in Vietnam, you won’t get very far without renting, buying or borrowing a bike. Whether you go for a giant automatic that resembles a spaceship, a classic traveller Win or Wave or something in between, you quickly become accustomed to zipping down tiny alleys...
by Jade House | Feb 23, 2016 | Popular, Teaching in Asia, Vietnam
In this series we are outlining our tips for moving to Vietnam, to help you get set up and settled in as quickly and easily as possible. Our first week has almost seemed too easy and we are already loving expat life in Hanoi! In this post I’m going to talk about...
by Jade House | Jan 10, 2015 | Adventures, Asia, Nepal, Nepal Trekking, Popular
I’ve given you the lowdown on which towns Oli and I enjoyed the most along the Annapurna Circuit, towns we think shouldn’t be missed and now I want to describe a couple of the day trips and detours that shouldn’t be left out either. The circuit alone is stunning...
by Jade House | Aug 28, 2014 | Asia, Books, Korea, Popular
Korea Journey Handbook Our first guidebook is now available to buy! After a year teaching, travelling and blogging in South Korea, we have a lot of passion and knowledge for travel within the country and decided to put that to good use by creating our own...
by Jade House | Jul 2, 2014 | Adventures, Asia, Korea, Popular
You know a destination is a great one when you can still fall in love with it even in the worst weather. With only a day and a half of sunshine over our five day weekend at the beginning of June, Sokcho became that place for us. There was just some thing about that...